CVE-2023-28976
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Junos OS: MX Series: If a specific traffic rate goes above the DDoS threshold it will lead to an FPC crash
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the packet forwarding engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If specific traffic is received on MX Series and its rate exceeds the respective DDoS protection limit the ingress PFE will crash and restart. Continued receipt of this traffic will create a sustained DoS condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: All versions prior to 19.1R3-S10; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S11; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S6; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Junos OS
- Vendor
- Juniper Networks
- Product
- Junos OS
- Platforms
- MX Series
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | affected | custom | 19.1R3-S10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.2 | affected | custom | 19.2R3-S7 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.3 | affected | custom | 19.3R3-S8 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.4 | affected | custom | 19.4R3-S11 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 20.2 | affected | custom | 20.2R3-S5 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 20.4 | affected | custom | 20.4R3-S6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.1 | affected | custom | 21.1R3-S5 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.2 | affected | custom | 21.2R3-S4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.3 | affected | custom | 21.3R3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.4 | affected | custom | 21.4R3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 22.1 | affected | custom | 22.1R2 | Unavailable | None listed |